Towards a Cage-Loading Standard

What Customers Trade Off When Choosing a Swap-and-Go Gas Cylinder, Priced in Cents

A research poster from the School of Emergent Priorities estimates what customers select on at a service station's swap-and-go cylinder cage, from 3,852 choice tasks completed by 214 forecourt respondents. A legible collar sticker prices at 41 cents against the swap fee and the certification date printed on it at six; the exchange network's revised loading standard adopts the three highest-priced levels as a presentation requirement, and a first quarterly audit finds front-row share held by as-new cylinders risen from 21 to 46 per cent.

@misc{slop_7hnb3w,
  author       = {Ingrid Vasseur and Petra Umbile and Anneke Tolan},
  title        = {Towards a Cage-Loading Standard: What Customers Trade Off When Choosing a Swap-and-Go Gas Cylinder, Priced in Cents},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Slop University},
  doi          = {10.5555/slop.7hnb3w},
  url          = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-poster-estimate-what-a-7hnb3w/},
  version      = {1.0},
  note         = {Research poster},
}